Quick Charge Podcast: August 29, 2022

<p>Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/quick-charge/id1494750564">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1fIpG4hB4lhGo0Iuygs1zJ?si=7FwqE-lHRnK_DXUCCZa8aw">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/Quick-Charge-p1284966/">TuneIn</a> and our<a href="https://feedpress.me/quickcharge"> RSS feed</a> for Overcast and other podcast players.</p> <figure class="wp-block-audio"><audio controls src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/08/Quick-Charge-8.29.22-1.mp3"></audio></figure> <p><!--more--></p> <p>New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as soon as they’re available.</p> <p><strong>Stories we discuss in this episode (with links):</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2022/08/29/media-goes-nuts-elon-musk-calling-more-oil-and-gas-full-quote/">Media goes nuts over Elon Musk calling for more oil and gas, but here’s the full quote</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2022/08/29/tesla-unveils-new-virtual-power-plant-japan/">Tesla unveils new virtual power plant in Japan</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2022/08/29/honda-lg-investing-4-4b-build-batteries-us/">Honda and LG investing $4.4B to build batteries in the US</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2022/08/29/umber-of-evs-with-300-miles-of-range-tripled-in-us-in-2022/">The number of EVs with 300+ miles of range tripled in the US in 2022 – but do we even need it?</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2022/08/29/france-is-subsidizing-evs-leases-so-its-residents-only-have-to-pay-100-euros-a-month%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc/">France is subsidizing EV leases so its residents only have to pay 100 euros a month</a></li> <li><a href="htt